Globe brings connectivity closer to home as in-campus tower officially inaugurated
Globe officially inaugurated its Cell Site installed at the UM Matina Campus last April 27!
The new Cell Site aims to boost Globe's connectivity in the area, including the community outside the UM campus, at no cost to the university and its students.
The project first broke ground last February 4, 2020 with Globe officials and key school administration members attending the event.
While the pandemic has halted students coming in and out of the campus, the cell site still serves much of its intended purpose especially as teachers are now having their classes on-the-go; whether replying to calls and texts through Messaging apps or taking calls, or holding video lessons wherever they might be required to. It is evident more than ever that stronger signal and connectivity is vital in the delivery of quality teaching.
“Everything is turning digital and the university is preparing for this new industrial revolution which entails a lot of digital and artificial intelligence. We already started with implementing learning management systems, which also needs a lot of signal from using the internet. We hope your services will in turn, make ours much faster,” said UM President Dr. Guillermo P. Torres Jr. in his address last year at the tower's breaking-ground ceremony; as he thanked the officials from Globe Telecom, adding that their partnership only boosts the university’s initiatives into going digital.
UM and Globe’s partnership began in 2017 when the university signed on for the Digital Thumbprint Program, which aims to help schools “understand the importance of online security and business models and the impact of being digitally connected,” according to Globe, as well as putting up the GoWiFi service at UM Matina, Bolton, and Tagum campuses, which provides free 30 minutes of internet connection.
